Pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine



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PINTICKET MANUFACTURING ANDv ATTACHING MACHINE Original; Filed April 30, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 'HNI Z I INVENTOR /I/ls ATTORNEY Sept. 1, 1953 R. w. cLAUss 2,550,538

` PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHNG MACHINE Original Filed April 30, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR /W ATTORNEY Sept. l, 1953 R. W. CLAUSS PINTICKET MANUFACTURINGAND ATTACHING MACHINE Original Filed April 30, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 NVENTOR /P/'f ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1953 PINTICKET MANUFACTURING AND ATTACHING MACHINE Robert W. Clauss, New York, N. Y.

original application April so, 1947, serial No. 744,921. Divided and this application October 25, 1948, Serial No. 56,329

Claims. (Cl. lOl-227) This invention relates to pinticket manufacturing and attaching machines and is an improvement over the structure shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,503,745 granted on August 5, 1924, to Max O. Clauss for 'Label Attaching Machines.

The improvement consists in a mouth formed by a base portion supporting certain of the operating parts and by a table, forming a platform upon which the material to be tagged or labeled, can be placed. The mouth is formed by a base plate which supports the inking, feeding, printing, registering of paper and the cutting device, which base plate is arranged to have a substantial part of it spaced from a table upon which the garments or materials are placed to have the labels or tickets attached thereto, said space being suflicient for the unimpeded movement of the garment or material on the table. As part of the operative mechanism extends from the lower part of the machine to the upper part thereof, a guide member is disposed within the space, and this guide member is suitably fastened at the desired position depending on the size or character of the garment or material. Thereby, this guide member forms a protector at the rear of the mouth between the upper base portion and the table below. Part of this table is used as a means to start the operation of the machine, and is so designed that whatever the mouth adjustment is, the starter is at hand.

The cutting knives have a shear action. This is enabled by providing the movable knives with a stem, which stem is out of center with the knife action, whereby the movable knife has a shearing action with the stationary knife. Said stem is held in place by a plate having a slot the walls of which engage a out out of the stem. This stern acts as a pivot for the movable knife, said stem having a ball at its other end, and a washer with a concave depression of the same curvature as the ball, said plate having means fastening it in spaced relation to the machine frame.

Upon the upper part of the mouth, the inking, feeding, printing, registering of the paper, and cutting is performed, keeping the mouth free from all of these operations. A paper guide unit for guiding the paper properly to the printing is also provided.

The printing head has its shaft suspended against an adjustable plate on the base plate, in

la manner to allow the shaft and printing head to move up or down to give a yielding effect to `the printing head. The printing and feeding head is mounted movable, with a stop and tension spring for the proper paper printing distance and pressure. By the means of increasing or decreasing the curvature of the paper, at the place where it is to be printed, or the sliding back and forth of the paper guide unit, or both, the registering of the ticket is performed.

As the cutting of each ticket must be in registration With printed matter thereon, it is essential that the printing must be so placed on the paper, that by the time it is subjected to cutting, it is guided so that the cutting is properly done. For this purpose, a carriage for the printing roller is provided which carriage is movable, until adjusted in proper position. Also, a roller on this carriage is disposed adjacent the printing roller to give the desired curvature to the paper, which varies with each kind of paper, and which curvature determines the printing surface. The registering of the paper is important for the proper shape of the ticket, and is essential due to the various types of paper that are used.

The inking roller has a double adjustment.

The invention will be more fully described hereinafter, embodiments thereof shown in the drawings, and the invention will be iinally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view;

Fig. 2 is a side view;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the printing roller unit or carriage, showing the paper adjustment;

Fig. 4 is a side view, opposite to that `shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the knife or scissor holder, shown in spaced position;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 'l is a perspective view of the guide the mouth;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the printing head shaft adjustment; and

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the various views.

lReferring to the drawings, the machine may be considered as divided into two parts, the upper part A and the lower part B. A strip paper I0, a scissor I2 for cutting off the paper, a printing mechanism I3, for printing and feeding the paper, and the stapling die member I4, together with 'for their operative parts, are arranged in the upper 3 the lower part B to the upper part A. A central vertical wall I6 extends from the bottom of the machine to the table I3, and upwardly beyond where the mouth ends to support the base plate 2|, and a second vertical wall 26 extends from the bottom of the machine to the table lil, and upwardly beyond where the mouth ends to sul@- port the base plate 2|. Also, on these walls I6 and 20 operative parts below the base plate 2| are supported.

The rst improvement (Fig. l) is a horizontal base portion 2| for the operative parts comprising the upper part A, which is spaced from the table I8, which is located in the lower part E, a distance about equal to that necessary to allow room for the material to be stapled or tagged.

The second improvement (Fig. 7) is an adjustable mouth guide 25 of general U shape which has on the upper edge of one of its legs 26, a hook portion 21 at its front end and a hook portion 21a at its rear end, and also an inwardly extending flange 28 with an adjustable screw 2S. rlhe base portion has at one longitudinal side thereof an upwardly extending ange 22 and has at its other longitudinal side a downwardly extending flange 23. A block 36a is secured to the leg 26 and is spaced from the screw 29, to allow for the passage of upwardly extending ange 22, whereby a clamping effect is obtained. The hook portions 21 and 21a each extend over the upwardly7 extending flange 22, and the screw 29 serves to press against the flange 22 for locking the guide 25 in a xed position. The other leg 26a extends under the ange 23. The front portion 36 has a height substantially equal to the space between the table I8 and the base portion 2|, that is, about the amount of space needed for the entry and free passage of the material to which the ticket is to be applied. The lower surface of the base portion 2|, the upper surface of the table l and the front surface of the front wall 36 of the guide 25, form a mouth for the passage of material at the rear of the staple attaching mechanism generally indicated by I8 and I4.

cured in position. In Fig. 2, the dotted lines 32 show another position of the guide 25 than that shown in full lines. The extent of movement of the guide 25 is determined by abutment 33, in the form of a screw, at the front and by the walls I9 and 20, which are extending upwardly beyond the table I8 to support the base plate 2|.

The third improvement (Fig. 1) is the arrangement of the operating plate I1, which is so designed that it is in a convenient position in respect to the mouth, whatever its adjustment may be. This plate releases the clutch mechanism which in turn starts the machine. At the right end of the table I8, and normally at the level thereof, is a plate 35 vhinged at 36 to the table IB, and to the underside of the plate 35, a lever 31 is pivoted which lever is connected with a crank arm 38 pivoted to the starting shaft 36. rfhe plate 3'5 has a vertical member 35a. which extends below the table I8. By arranging the material in proper position all that is necessary is to press the plate 35 downwardly momentarily and then release. The machine sets in operation and it continues to operate until the ticket has been made and fastened.

The fourth improvement is found in the scissor action. (Fig. 5.)

The blades 40 and 4I are pivoted to a central stem 42, having an end ball 43, and having near its other end 44, diametrically opposite cutouts 45.

The guide 25 may i be placed in any desired position and then se-l 4 A plate 46 has a slot 41, the walls of which engage the cutouts 45. A washer 48 with a concave depression is provided, into which depression a ball 43 seats. The plate 46 acts as a tension member and a lock for the stem 42. The plate 46 acts also as a spring for the purpose of keeping the upper or moving knife 46 together with tension against the stationary knife 4|. A screw 49 fits into the slot 5B to support the plate 46 to the supporting block 5|. The knife 4| is secured to the upper base portion by a screw 52. The knife 4|) has a cam plate 53 which is operated by the roller 54. The stem 42 is out of center with the knife action causing the knife 40 to be moved in a downward and inward motion, while it is operating against the stationary knife 4|. This shear action facilitates the cutting of the paper. The tension plate 46, the concave washer 48, and the out of center stem 42, cooperate together to give the movable knife 40, the shear action described.

The fifth improvement is the paper guide unit (see Figure 3). The lower printing roller 55 is rotatably supported by the frame 56 which supports the paper guide rollers I I. The guide roller I Ia adjacent the lower printing roller 55 has collars 51 at its ends to enable the strip of paper to ride thereon, so that the printed portion of the paper, on which the ink is still wet will not contact with the roller I Ia..

The sixth improvement is the printing head adjustment. (Fig. 9.) The printed head I3 is supported on a shaft 58 which rotates in trunnions 59. These trunnions 59 form part of a plate 66 which is pivoted at a shaft 6|. These trunnions also provide additional space for easy adjustments for larger or smaller printing heads, for longer and shorter tickets. Below the plate 6) is a second plate 62 which is fixed by screws 63 to the base portion 2|. A stop screw 64 is fastened to the plate 60 and engages the plate 62. A tension spring 65 is disposed between the plate 60 and a nut 66 of a screw 61, which screw 61 is fastened in plate 62. The screw 61 is permanently secured to the plate 62. By moving the nut 66 downward the tension of the spring is increased. This arrangement allows the plate 66 with its trunnions and printing head to move up and down, to give a yielding effect to the action of the printing head. The shaft 6| is supported in bearing 6 Ia on the plate 62. Screws 6 Ib fasten the plate 6|! to the shaft 6|. Clamping screws 68 serve to take up the wear of the bearings.

The seventh improvement is the enclosed inking roller with its double adjustments. The roller 'i6 (Fig. l) is on a shaft 1| supported by the closed ends 12 of the cylindrical casing 13. This casing has a rectangular window or opening 14 to permit the printing head 3 to contact with the inking roller 16, and the shaft freely rotates in the ends 12 of the casing 13. (See also Figs. 2 and 4.) The casing 13 has extensions 16, with openings therein, through which a supporting shaft 11 passes. One end of this shaft 11 is fixed to an extension 18 on the printing head support 1S. The supported end of this shaft 11 is adjustable in its position in two directions. One direction, by means of a screw which enables the shaft to be rotated when the screw 80 is loose. A tension spring 18| is xed on the shaft 11 and is adapted to press-against the casing 13. rIhis spring 6| then presses the casing 13 against an adjustable stopping mechanism 82 on the printing head support 19. The stopping mechanism 82 is held in place and adjusted by screw 83. Thereby, the inking roller 13 is held in the proper position for the printing head to receive the necessary inking. The adjustment of the shaft 'I'I in the other direction is to align the inking roller to the printing head. This is done by screw clamp 84, which holds the shaft 'I1 in the proper adjusted position to obtain the best alignment with the type face.

The eighth improvement is the registering device for the cutting of the printed strip. (Fig. 3.)

As known, paper has different textures, and one roll of paper may depart somewhat from another roll. This requires registering the paper to a position so that the cutting is always properly aligned with the printed matter on the ticket. For this purpose the printing roller unit 56 (Fig. 3) is provided with horizontal longitudinal anges 85 with slots 86. The flanges 85 rest upon the upper surface of the plate 2 I. Screws 81 pass through these slots 86, and hold the unit 58 in xed position. The adjustment of this position enables the printing roller 55 to be placed in proper position to the printing type of the printing head i3, in respect to the particular thickness or texture of the particular paper being used, and for the proper amount of feeding of the paper.

Also another adjustment resides in the manipulation of the roller IIb. The shaft IIc of this roller is adjustable in vertical position by means of screws 88, the shaft ends being in slots 89. rThe adjustment of the roller IIb then permits the changing of the curvature of the paper as it is presented to the printing head, the increasing of the curvature of the paper lessens the amount of paper that will be fed, and the decreasing of the curvature of the paper increases the amount of paper that will be fed. By these adjustments,

or either of them, the printing on the paper is such as to register properly with the cutting off of each individual ticket, so that on the cut off ticket the printed matter is properly spaced on the ticket face in respect to the cut off ends.

A tension and a retention device |20 is used to retain the paper or wire on the roller and at the same time gives it tension. This consists of a slotted plate IZi, which seats around the paper roller shaft |22, which has a hole for the entrance of a coiled spring |23. A like device is used for wire roller.

An essential feature of the invention underlying the improvements, is the printing of an unprinted strip of paper I0, at the front of the machine, where the ticket is entirely manufactured, in that, it is printed, registered and cut oiT. This manufacture of the ticket is immediately above the mouth entrance. The knives and 4I of scissors are disposed entirely above the mouth entrance and do not act as a barrier to the entry of the material or garments. The printing roller is also disposed entirely above the mouth. All operative parts between the upper and lower parts A and B, are disposed at the rear of the mouth, thereby leaving the mouth open for the material or garments. The mouth opening is regulated by the adjustment of the guide 25.

The operative parts shown in the drawings and not above specifically described are substantially like those in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,503,745, of August 5, 1924, granted to Max O. Clauss, with such differences as will appear, and are now described for completeness sake.

The main shaft I5 is connected with a clutch mechanism for the starting and automatic stopping of the machine after a ticket has been made. This clutch mechanism 90 is described in detail in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,584,846 of May 18,

1926, to Max O. Clauss. The main shaft I5 makes one revolution per ticket. A cam 0I drives the staple making arm 92 for the operation of the staple making mechanism I6. Cam 93 operates the lever 94 (Fig. 2) pivoted at 94a to a standard 94h, by means of a roller 94o. The roller 94o is held against cam 93 by spring 94d attached to 94. The lever 94 moves the member 95 through the locking mechanism 95, and lever 55 moves the lever 91 pivoted at 98 to an upright 99. The end of the lever 9T, drives a plate |00 guided by rods IOI in a downward motion to move the knife 40 downwardly against the knife 4I. This downward motion also moves the ticket carriage |02, which is pivoted at |03 to the plate |00. On plate |00 a stapling anvil or die I4 is supported, which coacts with the stapling mechanism I S of part B. The wire W is fed from a spool IIJ-i on a shaft |05 supported on the frame member I9.

On the main shaft I5 is secured a sprocket |85 over which a chain |01 passes, which chain is guided by idlers |08 and |09 having their shafts supported in the upper part A, namely on plate 2|. The chain |01 also passes over a sprocket IIO, on the shaft 58 (see Fig. 4). It will be noted that the chain I0?, is re-entrant, so as not to interfere with the mouth C before described. The turning of the shaft I5 of part B turns the shaft 58 of part A, one revolution for the feeding, printing of the paper and inking of the type.

The one revolution of shaft I5 is divided into four parts. The rst part is used for the feeding of the paper and its printing, also the feeding of the wire. The second part is used f-or the cutting of the paper and carrying it together with the staple die I4 to the staple mechanism I5, and also for the cutting and the bending of the wire into the form of a staple. The third part is used for pushing the staple through the garment and through the ticket, contacting with the die I4, bending the ends of the staple wire inwardly and completing the fastening. The fourth part is the returning of the operative parts back to their initial position.

This is a division of Serial No. 744,921 led April 30, 1947, now Patent No. 2,590,088 patented March 25, 1952. Another divisional application was iiled on October 25, 1948, under Serial Number 56,330, issued on January 1, 1952, under Patent Number 2,580,408.

I have described several forms of my invention, but obviously various changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as set out in. the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine, having a frame, the combination therewith, of a paper guide unit, including a frame, a printing roller supported by said paper guide unit frame over which the paper passes during the printing operation, a paper guide roller in advance of said printing roller supported by said frame disposed above the paper, prior to the printing operation, the upper surface of the printing roller being above the lower surface of the paper guide roller, a second guide roller` at the other side of the printing roller supported by said frame disposed above the paper after the printing operation, the upper surface of printing roller being above the lower surface of the second guide roller, said guide rollers providing a curvature of the paper when passing over the printing roller, means securing said unit to the frame: of the machine, means on the paper guide unit frame and the advanced paper guide roller for changing the curvature of the paper when passing over the printing roller, said means ,comu prising a shaft for the advanced paper guide roller, said unit frame having slots therein for receiving the opposite ends of said shaft, and adjusting screws engaging said unit frame and said shaft for adjusting the shaft ends in said slots to move the advanced paper guide roller with respect to the printing roller.

In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine having a frame and a permanently located knife, the combination of a paper guide unit detachably secured tosaid frame, and a printing head shaft guide unit detachably secured to the machine frame adjacent said paper guide unit to dispose the printing head over the paper guide unit, said paper guide including a frame, a, printing roller supported by said frame, and means providing a curvature to the paper when passing over the printing roller, and said printing head shaft guide unit including a first plate detachably secured to the machine frame, a second plate pivoted to said first plate, trunnions on said second plate for the printing head shaft, and means adjusting the plates to each other, said printing head shaft having a printing head over the printing roller, whereby the printing head and printing roller may be adjusted to each other, and means for adjusting said paper guide unit in relation to the knife, for variations in length of tickets and for variations in width of tickets, by substitution of other paper guide units.

3. In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine, having a frame, the combination therewith, of a printing head shaft guide unit, including a plate, trunnions `on said plate, a printing head shaft supported by said trunnions, a second plate below said first plate, a pivotal connection between said first and second plates, for pivotally supporting said first plate, and means adjusting the first plate to the second plate, said means including a screw secured to said second plate to limit the movement of said first plate to said second plate, a spring on said rst plate for giving a yieldability to the position of the printing shaft, of said trunnions, said spring being disposed between said nrst plate and a headed screw held by said second plate. l

4. In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine having a frame and a permanently located knife supported by said frame, the combination of a paper guide unit secured to said frame, with one end adjacent said knife, and

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having a printing roller mounted therein, a printing head shaftguide unit having a printing head secured to said frame adjacent said paper guide unit to dispose. the printing head over said printing roller adjacent said knife, said paper guide unit including a frame, and means varying the curvature of the paper when passing over said printing roller, said curvature varying means including a guide roller in advance and a guide roller at the other side of said printing roller, the upper surface of said printing roller being above the lower surface of each guide roller, said guide rollers providing a curvature of the paper when passing over said printing roller, and said printing head shaft guide unit including a first plate secured to said frame, a second plate pivoted to said rst plate, trunnions on said second plate for the printing head shaft, and means adjusting the plates to each other, said adjusting means including a set screw limiting the movement of said second plate to the said first plate, and a headed screw, having a spring disposedbetween said head and said second plate for yieldingly supporting said printing head, whereby the printing head and printing roller may be adjusted to each other, and the said units adjusted in relation to the knife, for variations in length oi' tickets and for variations in width of tickets, by substitution of other paper guide units.

5. In a pinticket manufacturing and attaching machine, having a frame, and a knife on said frame, the combination therewith, of a paper guide unit, including a frame adjustably mounted on said machine frame, a printing roller supported by said frame over which the paper passes during the printing operation, paper guide rollers under which the paper passes on opposite sides of said printing roller and supported by the paper guide unit frame, and means for selectively adjusting the paper guide unit in the direction of the feed of the paper and in a direction opposite to that of the feed of the paper, towards and to said knife, said means comprising fastening elements for attaching said unit frame to said machine frame, and said unit frame having elongated slots for receiving said fastening elements.

ROBERT W. CLAUSS.

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